Rebirth of the Rising Sun

In the governor's office, Du Sheng got angry at Xia Xiang and Feng Sizhe for the first time. He severely criticized the two for their lax attitude towards the agricultural situation in Lianhua City, and even questioned whether Lianhua City could achieve the expected economic standards this year.

This is also the first time since Du Shengzheng became the governor that he has been in charge of the province's economy for the entire year. He originally thought that as long as Lianhua City did not lag behind, the economic output value of Guangxi Province could move up a step. But now it seems that Lianhua City is really going to fail.

A deficit of 100 million yuan would not be a problem in other cities, but Lianhua City is already poor. It is poor only in foreign debts and has no savings at all. Under such circumstances, adding a foreign debt of 100 million yuan would undoubtedly make the situation worse.

Xia Xiang and Feng Sizhe had to lower their heads and listen, especially Feng Sizhe. Although he felt wronged because he was not aware of these works and had been studying in Kyoto, as the mayor, he did have an unshirkable responsibility this time. Think about it, you are the head of a city, and the city's economy has made such a big mistake. No matter what you are doing, you can't escape this responsibility.

Before Feng Sizhe could fully explain the responsibility of a city head, Shao Qingjiang, the executive vice governor of the provincial government, and Zhou Dajiang, the standing committee vice governor, called him and Xia Xiang to give them a lecture. Originally, the two of them disliked Feng Sizhe because of the relationship with the Wen family. How could they miss such an opportunity this time? They even threatened in front of Feng Sizhe that if the economic goals of Lianhua City were not achieved by the end of this year, and the GDP of the entire Guangxi Province was affected, then they would hold a meeting to demand accountability and hold Feng Sizhe accountable for his economic power as the mayor of Lianhua City.

These two people were not joking. They said this not to give Feng Sizhe any preventive measures, but just to tell Feng Sizhe that he was in big trouble this time, and if he couldn't handle it well, he would be punished. This was just to lay the foundation for giving Feng Sizhe a normal punishment at the end of the year.

Seeing that it was already the golden autumn of October and there were only less than two months until the end of the year, it would be no easy task to pay off the 100 million foreign debt so quickly. After leaving the offices of the two leaders, Feng Sizhe and Xia Xiang kept their heads down and did not say much or have much communication.

Feng Sizhe had only just become the mayor not long ago, and he had not been in Lianhua City for a while, so it should not have much to do with him. At least he had always thought so before, but it was not until today that he realized that everything was just his own thoughts. As the mayor of a city, he had to take on the responsibilities of the mayor at critical moments. As long as anything related to the economy happened in the city, he was responsible for it, whether good or bad. If he did a good job, he would be given the responsibility, but if he did not, he would be criticized or even punished.

Thinking in this way, Feng Sizhe had a better understanding of the mayor's position. A higher position means more power, but at the same time it also means more responsibilities. He had some realization of this.

Seeing that Feng Sizhe Guan Tian was silent, Xia Xiang, who was walking with him towards the gate of the provincial government, smiled and counseled him, "What's wrong, Comrade Sizhe, can't figure it out?"

In Xia Xiang's opinion, Feng Sizhe was indeed somewhat wronged. He had just become the mayor, and then he was transferred to study before he could take charge of anything. Now he has to accept criticism after taking leave and must be prepared to be punished at the end of the year. Anyone would feel uncomfortable if this happened to them, especially since Feng Sizhe was such a perfectionist. If he was really punished for this, it would be so shameful.

In fact, Xia Xiang underestimated Feng Sizhe. Although he liked to pursue perfection, this was the world. There would always be too many imperfect things, especially for someone like him who had "died" once. He had long seen through the imperfections in life. What he was thinking about now was not whether to punish him or not, but what kind of responsibilities he should have with his current power.

Now that Xia Xiang reminded him, Feng Sizhe just smiled and said, "Secretary Xia, I didn't think so. I was thinking about how we should change this passive situation next."

This is the truth. When encountering a problem, the first thing we should think about is solving it, rather than blaming each other. Who is more responsible, you or I? How can we better solve the problem? This is the most critical point.

"Well, you are right, but we don't need those large machines in Lianhua City right now. Besides, we bought too many this time. We can't find a good buyer for hundreds of large agricultural vehicles even if we want to sell them. We can't sell them at a good price. How much money will we lose? In this case, how are we going to solve our debts?" Xia Xiang certainly thought of a way to solve this matter. He had contacted the manufacturer and the Provincial Department of Agriculture, but they said that they would not return the goods. If there were quality problems with the vehicles, they would take care of it, but it was impossible to return the money. So Xia Xiang had to ask someone to contact the experts who specialized in reselling agricultural vehicles on the market and ask them what price they would give if they bought these vehicles.

For those who started out as middlemen, they made their money by the difference in the middle, so think about it, can the price they offered be high? For this reason, the total amount they offered was much less than Xia Xiang expected. In a fit of anger, Xia Xiang decided not to sell it to them and find another way.

But although he said he would find another way, the real situation was not that easy to think of. This was not like other supplies. If they could not be sold this year, he could find a way next year. But this was an agricultural vehicle, and not many ordinary people would want so many of this kind. What should he do? Xia Xiang really had no idea.

Before Feng Sizhe came back, there was no problem leaving things to him to figure out, but now that he is back, of course Feng Sizhe has to figure out the solution, because he has always been the one with the most ideas.

Feng Sizhe smiled and glanced at Xia Xiang. "Don't worry. If private individuals and factories don't want it, we can sell it to the government. I've already thought about it. We should go to Guiyuan City."

"Guiyuan City?" Xia Xiang was stunned when he heard Feng Sizhe say this. Isn't the place where he is standing now the territory of Guiyuan City?

"Yes, it's Guiyuan City. They are one of the richest cities in our Guangxi Province. You said that we as a brother city are in trouble, so shouldn't we think of them first? So it must be right to find them. Besides, Comrade Pan Qiyang, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Guiyuan Municipal Party Committee, has told me more than once that I should go to him for a meeting. Now it seems that the opportunity is ripe." Feng Sizhe nodded and expressed his thoughts.

"Do you think you are sure?" After understanding Feng Sizhe's thoughts, Xia Xiang asked back.

"About 70%." Feng Sizhe nodded. After hearing about the problems encountered by Lianhua City, Feng Sizhe had been thinking about solutions on the plane. This was also a flash of inspiration that made him think of Guiyuan City. As the provincial capital, Guiyuan City has a good terrain, mostly plains, and places like this generally require large machinery.

"Okay." Upon hearing that there was a 70% chance, Xia Xiang nodded. Since the probability was so high, it was definitely worth a try.

So, Xia Xiang and Feng Sizhe got in a car and headed to the Guiyuan Municipal Party Committee together. Of course, before that, Feng Sizhe had to call Comrade Pan Qiyang, as they couldn't go there so rashly.

As the provincial capital and a sub-provincial city, Guiyuan City has higher official standards than other cities. For example, in Guiyuan City, because it is a provincial capital and a sub-provincial city, the municipal party secretary and mayor are both treated as sub-provincial cadres, and the municipal party secretary is also a member of the provincial party committee standing committee. At the same time, other municipal standing committee members are also treated as full-time officials. So when Xia Xiang and Feng Sizhe came to Guiyuan City, they felt obviously inferior.

In the office of the secretary of the Guiyuan Municipal Party Committee, Pan Qiyang warmly greeted Xia Xiang, Feng Sizhe and his party.

The three of them shook hands when they met, and then Pan Qiyang said in the same loud voice, "Haha, I knew you were coming. Do you know why?"

When Feng Sizhe heard that Pan Qiyang had expected him to come, he asked curiously, "Secretary Pan, why is that?"

"Haha, this is because my mayor, Comrade Wang Zerong, said so. He called me yesterday and said, Secretary Pan, just wait and see, this time Lianhua City will definitely come to us for help, so you should be prepared. I was a little confused when I heard this, but now it seems that everything has come true, hahaha." Pan Qiyang couldn't help laughing while talking about this.

Mayor Wang expected that he would come. When Feng Sizhe heard the news, he felt uneasy. Think about it, if others knew that you would come to ask him for help, they must have made preparations. In this case, even if they sold these large machines to Guiyuan City, would the price be too high?

Xia Xiang had the opposite idea from Feng Sizhe. He didn't think too much about it. When he heard that Guiyuan City had made this preparation, he said happily, "Secretary Pan, so you are ready. That's great. No matter what, you have to think of a way for our Lianhua City this time. You don't know that Comrade Sizhe and I have just been criticized by the three governors of the provincial government. Our brains are still full of confusion."

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